{"id":217,"date":"2017-03-05T02:20:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T02:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play.complus.co.nz\/?p=217"},"modified":"2017-11-22T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T10:57:40","slug":"goal-complete-edem-626","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play.complus.co.nz\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Goal: Complete EDEM 626"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Aim: To complete EDEM 626, Curriculum Implementation in Computer Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rationale<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.nz\/courseinfo\/GetCourseDetails.aspx?course=EDEM626&#038;occurrence=17W(D)&#038;year=2017\">EDEM 626<\/a> is a post-graduate paper offered by Canterbury University in which students explore how Computer Science (CS) concepts can be taught at a range of levels.  The course is described as follows&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This course is designed to equip participants to teach relevant computer science topics to those who teach students in schools, including New Zealand&#8217;s ground-breaking NCEA standards. Each of the main topics will be critically examined in terms of pedagogical and subject knowledge while at the same time developing current and future teachers&#8217; understanding of theoretical perspectives of computer science education. Participants will develop through investigating theories and practices in computer science education and industry. A key component is an individual research project to develop, implement and critically evaluate a resource to support teaching a selected topic. This project provides practical experience informed by current research from the computer science discipline. The course does not cover computer programming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By taking the course I hope to improve student results in the level 1, 2 and 3 Computer Science external<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access &#8216;to do&#8217; list and video material on Sundays<\/li>\n<li>Post in topic forum at least once a week (possibly more as time allows)<\/li>\n<li>Keep notes on course \/ videos in google drive<\/li>\n<li>Make note of assignment due dates and ensure work is completed so that all deadlines are met<\/li>\n<li>Incorporate learning into teaching of CS to seniors, possibly doing this throughout the year \/ where appropriate (eg: teach regular expressions to level 3 students in database topic where they should be writing at least one RE to validate data).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year End Reflection<\/strong><br \/>\nI am happy to report that I successfully completed this paper and earned an A+.  Both of my major assignments will be made available to future students as exemplar material.  One of the biggest benefits of doing the course is that I am much more comfortable (and confident) with the Computer Science concepts that should be taught at High School level.<\/p>\n<p>At this point I don&#8217;t have access to marked student externals but my teaching of the level 2 and level 3 material was influenced (and improved) but completing this course.  More detailed information on the Course can be seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.complus.co.nz\/?page_id=106\">Professional Learning area<\/a> in the RTC Evidence section of this site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aim: To complete EDEM 626, Curriculum Implementation in Computer Science Rationale EDEM 626 is a post-graduate paper offered by Canterbury University in which students explore how Computer Science (CS) concepts can be taught at a range of levels. 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